NEXBRIDGE and NEXPLACE Complete $8.00 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by Fulgur Ventures

Framework Ventures and Fulgur Ventures jointly led a $40 million Series A funding round for the Bitcoin life insurance startup Meanwhile.

Blockstream's Strategic Expansion in Japan: Partnership with Diamond Hands and Fulgur Ventures

The Blockchain Group acquires 624 BTC, total holdings reach 1471The European listed company, The Blockchain Group, announced the acquisition of 624 Bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 1471, at an average price of approximately €89,687, with a total value of around €131.9 million. Year-to-date (YTD), BTC has achieved a return of 1097.6%, with an increase of 439 BTC and gains of approximately €42.3 million.This acquisition was completed through a €8.6 million fixed increase and €55.3 million convertible bonds subscribed by Fulgur Ventures. The company stated that this strategy aims to maximize the number of Bitcoins corresponding to each share and to continuously advance the Bitcoin vault company strategy

The Blockchain Group announces the issuance of €63.3 million in convertible bonds, expected to increase holdings by 590 BTC. The Blockchain Group, Europe’s first publicly listed Bitcoin reserve company (Euronext ticker: ALTBG), completed two rounds of convertible bond issuance through its wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary: The first round of €5 million was subscribed by Moonlight Capital, with a conversion price of €3.809 per share (a 30% premium over the closing price on May 23); the second round of €58.3 million was subscribed by Fulgur Ventures (€55.3 million) and UTXO Management (€3 million), with a conversion price of approximately €0.707 per share. All bonds were subscribed in Bitcoin, expected to increase holdings by 590 BTC, bringing the company’s potential total Bitcoin holdings to 1,437 BTC. This financing continues its “Bitcoin Treasury Company” strategy, which aims to steadily increase Bitcoin holdings while developing data intelligence and AI businesses, with the goal of increasing Bitcoin reserves per share.

Led by @FulgurventuresJ, the 1,300m² hub will house Bitcoin companies like @Blockstream, @mempool, @BtcpayServer, @planb_network, @FulgurVentures, Agile Energy X, and @DiamondHandsLN. This is a huge step in reviving Tokyo’s historic role in Bitcoin dev. https://t.co/mbcUwf3sHK

Meanwhile, a Bitcoin life insurance company announced a $40M raise co-led by Framework Ventures and Fulgur Ventures https://t.co/sVYKfvHJyD

The crypto life insurance startup Meanwhile has completed a $40 million Series A funding round, led by Framework and Fulgur.

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Startup Secures $40 Million for Bitcoin-Based Life Insurance

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Framework Ventures and Fulgur Ventures co-lead a $40 million Series A funding round for Bitcoin life insurance startup Meanwhile https://t.co/PQBc0UHTGy

TODAY’S NEWS: April 10 ⚡️ 🤝 @RepublicCrypto partners with @Injective by launching a validator to support the network’s decentralization and strengthen its Web3 infrastructure. 🚀 @Binance announces @WalletConnect $WCT as its 67th project on the #BinanceLaunchpool. 💰 @Meanwhilelife raises $40M in a Series A funding round co-led by @hiFramework and @FulgurVentures. #Web3 #L1 #RWA #funding Visit our NEWS: 👉 https://t.co/26kgrCAGuv

We're proud to announce our $40M Series A led by @hiFramework & @FulgurVentures, with participation from Bitcoin pioneer Wences Casares. This capital accelerates our global rollout of BTC-denominated life insurance & annuities, protecting users from inflation & currency risk 🧵⤵️ https://t.co/kTMxDaDBeh

💥 @meanwhilelife, which offers life insurance policies based on #Bitcoin, just closed a $40 million Series A led by @hiFramework and @FulgurVentures with participation from the founder of crypto bank Xapo, Wences Casares. https://t.co/0k3VrkZ4Ua https://t.co/Vl1qARe98B

BLOCKSTREAM SECURES MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR FUNDING TO LAUNCH FUNDS ON BTC-BACKED LENDING- Bitcoin developer @Blockstream has secured a multibillion-dollar investment to launch three new funds focused on Bitcoin-backed lending and institutional hedge fund strategies, per Bloomberg.- The company, co-founded by Adam Back, aims to revive crypto lending, which took a major hit after the FTX collapse in 2022.- The three funds are set to launch in April, with external capital being accepted starting in July.Fund Breakdown: Three New Investment Vehicles- Blockstream's new funds will cater to different types of institutional investors:- Bitcoin-Backed Lending Fund – Provides institutional financing through BTC-backed loans. Investors can use their Bitcoin as collateral to access liquidity without selling their assets.- USD-Collateralized Crypto Borrowing Fund – Offers a U.S. dollar borrowing option, allowing investors to use their crypto holdings as collateral to obtain loans. This model is similar to traditional asset-backed lending but designed for digital assets.- Hedge Fund Strategy Fund – Focuses on institutional-grade Bitcoin trading and investment strategies. This fund will provide exposure to BTC markets through structured investment models.Crypto Lending Makes a Comeback?- Crypto lending suffered a massive setback after FTX’s collapse, which led to multiple bankruptcies in the industry.- Despite the downturn, demand for Bitcoin-backed lending remains strong among institutional investors.- Blockstream's move could mark the return of crypto lending, showing that major players still see value in the model.Blockstream’s Expansion and Bitcoin Adoption:- Blockstream is opening an office in Tokyo to introduce BTC-backed financial solutions to Japan and the broader Asian market.- The company has partnered with Diamond Hands, a leading Bitcoin consultancy in Japan, and Fulgur Ventures, an investment firm focused on Bitcoin Layer 2 and self-custody solutions.- The firm is also exploring tokenizing traditional assets on Bitcoin’s network, making it possible to trade real-world financial products in a decentralized manner.- This major investment comes at a time when global interest in Bitcoin is growing, with political leaders like Donald Trump even hinting at a strategic U.S. crypto reserve.Image: Blockstream X platform

Bitcoin technology company Blockstream has opened a new office in Tokyo.

Top Fundraising Rounds Last Week​Over $765 million was secured through 36 deals in the past week.1/ @helio_pay secured $175.0M in M&A led by @moonpayHelio is a comprehensive payments platform for the Web3 economy.2/ @phantom secured $150.0M in Series C led by @paradigm, @sequoiaPhantom is a friendly crypto wallet that makes it safe and easy for users to store, buy, send, receive, swap tokens, and collect NFTs on the Solana blockchain.3/ Alterya secured $150.0M in M&A led by @chainalysisAlterya helps crypto service providers protect their users and prevent authorized fraud by detecting sophisticated scams targeting their genuine users4/ @KomainuCustody secured $75.0M in Series B led by @BlockstreamKomainu is a digital asset custodian for institutions.5/ @sygnumofficial secured $58.0M in Strategic led by @FulgurVenturesSygnum is a digital asset bank with both a Swiss banking license and a Singapore asset management license.6/ @TeaFi_Official secured $35.0M in Debt Financing led by Rollman ManagementTea-Fi is a privacy-first DeFi platform that leverages zero-knowledge proofs to provide secure, anonymous transactions while simplifying decentralized finance (DeFi) for users of all experience levels.7/ @1MoneyNetwork secured $20.0M in Seed1Money Network is the next generation payment network designed to be the fastest, cheapest and most compliant Layer 1 protocol specifically for stablecoin payments.8/ @LITAS_IO secured $20.0M in Private Sale led by Rollman ManagementLITAS is a platform that simplifies smes' access to digital finance and also makes it easy to integrate it into the crypto economy.9/ @dfnsHQ secured $16.0M in Series A led by @furtherDfns is a Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) platform for digital assets10/ @reown_ secured $13.0M in Series B led by @1kxnetwork, @usvReown is an on-chain UX platform that provides developers with tools to create intuitive and secure user experiences for digital ownership.

Notable VC, @olegmikh1 of @FulgurVentures, is excited to support JAN3’s mission of bringing #Bitcoin to the world. https://t.co/JWjhyreDT4

📰@FinTechMagazine’s Louis Thompsett highlights Sygnum in his article "Global Fintechs Secure US$165m in Cross-Border Growth Push." https://t.co/fEAWn022vH "The largest funding round comes from Swiss digital asset banking group Sygnum, which has secured US$58m in its Strategic Growth Round, achieving #unicorn status with a valuation exceeding US$1bn," Louis Thompsett writes. "The oversubscribed round, with cornerstone investor @FulgurVentures, comes as Sygnum reports significant growth in its trading volumes, with 2024 revenues for trading products surpassing the previous year's total in Q3." Read Louis Thompsett’s article here: Disclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhew90r

📰 @TFNBreakingNews’ Sofia Chesnokova covers Sygnum’s rise to unicorn status, its founding story and its trusted institutional infrastructure and regulated services for digital assets:✅Achieving USD 1bn valuation“Sygnum, the Swiss-Singapore digital asset banking group, secured $58 million in an oversubscribed strategic funding round, achieving unicorn status and a valuation of $1 billion.The round, led by #Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm @FulgurVentures, included new and existing strategic investors and Sygnum team members. This represents a substantial leap from the company’s $900 million valuation earlier this year.”✅ Bridging traditional and digital finances”Sygnum’s journey began in 2017 at the Singapore Fintech Festival, where founders Luka Müller, Manuel Krieger, Mathias Imbach, and Gerald Goh envisioned a trusted digital asset ecosystem built on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Their mission is simple: to bridge the largely unregulated digital asset industry with traditional regulated finance,” Sofia Chesnokova writes.✅Sygnum Connect & Protect“Sygnum Connect’s 24/7 multi-asset instant settlement network facilitates fiat, digital assets, and stablecoins transactions while addressing market gaps through capital efficiency and on-demand liquidity,” Sofia Chesnokova writes.“Recently, Sygnum launched a second platform, Sygnum Protect, for its global institutional clients. This platform enables trading on major crypto exchanges while maintaining collateral in secure, bank-grade, and bankruptcy-remote custody with Sygnum.”Read Sofia Chesnokova‘s article “Sygnum grabs unicorn status with a $58M round to bridge traditional-digital finance gap” here: https://t.co/B2EbK9ddJSDisclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhevBaT

📰 @CVJournal_ch writes about Sygnum’s oversubscribed Strategic Growth Round: “The capital raise came at a valuation of over $1 billion, making the bank the next "unicorn" of the #Crypto Valley.” https://t.co/oXaf5DPHN6 @CVJournal_ch highlights final close cornerstone investor Fulgur Ventures, Sygnum’s 2025 expansion plans and its multi-year core business growth: “Proceeds from the completed Strategic Growth Round will be put to work to drive Sygnum’s 2025 expanded EU/EEA market entry and to launch its regulated presence in Hong Kong. Sygnum also intends to use the funds to broaden its institutional infrastructure, expand its product portfolio with a focus on #Bitcoin-technology, and enable opportunities for strategic acquisitions as the market develops.” Read the article “Crypto bank Sygnum becomes the next unicorn in Crypto Valley” in German here: Disclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhew90r

"The U.S. developments for positive #crypto market reform are, however, highly encouraging ... Sygnum is exploring other options to benefit from this trend and will update the market once these are sufficiently developed, for example, partnerships and M&A," Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO, told @Reuters’ @NiketNishant. @NiketNishant covers Sygnum’s completion of its USD 58m strategic growth round and achievement of #unicorn status with a USD 1 billion valuation.“Sygnum secured a valuation of $1 billion after raising $58 million in its latest funding round,” Niket Nishant writes.“The round was backed by bitcoin-focused venture capital firm @FulgurVentures, with participation from current and new investors. Some of the company's employees also participated in the round.”Read the article “Sygnum hits $1 bln valuation after latest funding round” here: https://t.co/AjBoA3UK4KDisclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhevBaT

Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO, speaking at @cfcstmoritz 2025, shares his thoughts on the completion of Sygnum's oversubscribed USD 58m Strategic Growth Round at a post-money valuation of 1 billion - and achieving #Unicorn status. ▪️ Sygnum raised a total of USD 58 million in its completed Strategic Growth Round, giving it a post-money valuation of more than 1 billion ▪️ Final close cornerstone investor @FulgurVentures, a Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm, is joined by new and existing strategic and financial investors, as well as Sygnum team members ▪️ Banking group has USD >5 billion in total client assets, bolstering its robust balance sheet and CET1 capital to support future growth ▪️ Proceeds to drive multi-region market entry, expand product portfolio with focus on #Bitcoin-technology, enable strategic acquisitions and further strengthen organisational resilience Read the announcement here: https://t.co/7rsdeyoL93 Disclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhevBaT

Crypto bank Sygnum completes $58 million funding.

📣 News: Sygnum Completes USD 58m Strategic Growth Round, Achieves Unicorn Status with 1bn valuation https://t.co/cLjzKTbfBj Sygnum announces it has raised a total of USD 58 million in its oversubscribed Strategic Growth Round, giving it a post-money valuation of more than 1 billion. ▪️ Final close cornerstone investor Fulgur Ventures, a Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm, is joined by new and existing strategic and financial investors, as well as Sygnum team members ▪️ Banking group has USD >5 billion in total client assets, with completed Strategic Growth Round bolstering its robust balance sheet and CET1 capital to support future growth ▪️ Proceeds to drive multi-region market entry, expand product portfolio with focus on Bitcoin-technology, enable strategic acquisitions and further strengthen organisational resilience Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Co-Founder and Group CEO, comments that: “Sygnum reaching Unicorn status is a strong validation by the market of our business model, strategy and team. While it is an achievement we are very proud of, it won’t alter the values of integrity and humility, and the importance of displaying confidence without attitude at all times, which have acted as our true-north since day one. As Switzerland is currently losing ground to other jurisdictions as a preferred digital asset hub, it is also our obligation to highlight the need for Switzerland to not ignore the importance of continuous innovation in the financial sector and to continue to attract talent and capital to remain relevant in the long-term. In that way, Sygnum’s mission is only at the very beginning.” Read the full announcement here: @FulgurVentures @AliyaDG @thomas_brunner @nrpalao @leafs4liife @nayanatalwar #unicorn #FutureFinance Disclaimer: https://t.co/7sIDhevBaT

2024 Crypto VC Annual Report: Total Investments Close to 10 Billion Throughout the Year, OTC Booming, Largest Acquisition in History

JAN3 raised 5 million USD in seed funding to accelerate the development of the AQUA wallet.

Tether Joins $5 Million Seed Round for Bitcoin Tech Firm JAN3

Simultaneously, Blockstream and @Boltzhq led a bootcamp in Taipei in partnership with Fulgur Ventures and @BSOSTech, for local tech teams and CTOs, covering applications of the @LiquidWalletKit, Blockstream AMP, and other Liquid developer tooling. https://t.co/Gjjr8usy72

Want to compete with @Tether_to on Tron? Liquid has the answer. @ArkLabsHQ CEO @tierotiero explains how Ark scales stablecoin payments on Liquid at Liquid Investor Day, powered by @FulgurVentures, just days before @LuganoPlanB. https://t.co/sSdNc120hj

Forget the old way of doing Lightning. The new @Breez_Tech Liquid SDK means no channel setup, no node management, and seamless BTC payments. CEO @roy_breez shares why this approach is the future at Liquid Investor Day, powered by @FulgurVentures, just days before @LuganoPlanB. https://t.co/LETRzcPMjw

Wu Says VC Monthly Report: October Financing Amount Decreased by 3%, Amount Increased by 28%, Stripe Acquires Bridge

Trading @MicroStrategy stock against BTC? 🤯 The @side_swap platform is simplifying real-world asset trading on Liquid. CEO Scott Millar explains how at the Liquid Investor Day powered by @FulgurVentures, just days before @LuganoPlanB. This is finance, built on Bitcoin. https://t.co/tHMc5ZvYsM

Top Fundraising Rounds in October​Over $2.4 Billion was secured through 109 deals in the past month.1/ @Stablecoin secured $1.1B in M&A led by @stripeBridge is building a stablecoin-powered money movement platform, offering services such as payouts, cross-border payments and exchanging foreign currencies.2/ @praxisnation secured $525.0M in funding roundPraxis is a community of future city residents, including founders, creatives, investors, and others.3/ @Blockstream secured $210.0M in funding round led by @FulgurVenturesBlockstream is a leading blockchain development company founded in 2014. Its core focus is on developing new infrastructure for the legacy financial system, with key developments revolving around Bitcoin sidechains and other blockchain-related applications.4/ @AzraGames secured $42.0M in Series A led by @PanteraCapitalAzra Games is a blockchain games company, aiming to create mainstream collectible and combat role-playing games.5/ @yellowcard_app secured $33.0M in Series C led by @blockchaincapYellow Card is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers the safest way to buy and sell Bitcoin with various payment options.6/ @glowlabs_org secured $30.0M in funding round led by @hiFramework, @usvGlow is building proof of physical work (PoPW) for carbon credits.7/ @nillionnetwork secured $25.0M in funding round led by @hack_vcNillion is a decentralized public network based on a new cryptographic primitive called Nil Message Compute (NMC)8/ @Bitnomial secured $25.0M in funding round led by @RippleBitnomial was founded in 2014 to create a marketplace connecting native digital asset hedgers with institutional traders. I9/ @atlasxyz secured $21.0M in funding round led by @HaunVenturesAtlas is the blockchain for verifiable finance—a financial world where transparency, security, and performance coexist without tradeoffs.10/ @ithacaxyz secured $20.0M in funding round led by @paradigmIthaca is developing Odyssey, an open-source Layer 2 network, built with Reth, the OP Stack and Conduit.

Top Fundraising Rounds Last Week​Over $94 Million was secured through 25 deals in the past week.1/ @bluesky secured $15.0M in Series A led by @blockchaincapBluesky is building the AT Protocol, a new foundation for social networking.2/ @variational_io secured $10.3M in Seed led by @BainCapCrypto, @peakxvpartnersVariational is a peer-to-peer trading protocol for perpetuals and generalized derivatives. It automates the end-to-end process of trading and clearing for safe bilateral trading of options, futures, perpetuals, and more.3/ @ValidationCloud secured $10.0M in funding round led by @TrueGlobalVCsValidation Cloud is a Web3 infrastructure platform that delivers elite, high-performance node and staking infrastructure.4/ @PartyIconsOGX secured $9.0M in Seed led by @BITKRAFTVCParty Icons is a Web3 mobile gaming platform with three unique modes designed to combine the social elements of party games with the thrill of shooters.5/ @stokr_io secured $8.0M in funding round led by @FulgurVenturesSTOKR is a digital marketplace for alternative investments, user can access the diverse world of alternative assets by investing in bitcoin mining, real-estate, music royalties and more.6/ @karpatkey secured $7.0M in funding roundKarpatkey is a non-custodial, on-chain asset management infrastructure provide financial services to the leading DAOs.7/ @azura secured $6.9M in Seed led by @InitializedAzura is building the interfacing layer for on-chain finance.8/ @GeniusTerminal secured $6.0M in Seed led by @CMCC_GlobalGenius is a Non-custodial digital trading platform launched by Shuttle Labs.9/ @hataglobal secured $4.2M in Seed led by @CastleIslandVC, @CadenzaVenturesHata is a regulated cryptocurrency platform that bridges the gap between the traditional financial system and the new world of cryptocurrencies, where anyone can transact and access cryptocurrencies with fiat currency such as the US Dollar10/ @HanaNetwork secured $4.0M in funding roundHana is a Layer 0 for privacy, bringing security and confidentiality to all blockchains.

🎉News is out! We have successfully completed our strategic funding round of €7.4M led by @FulgurVentures. We’re allocating 100 BTC to establish one of Europe’s first corporate #bitcoin treasuries. This bold strategic move will fuel the development of cutting-edge Bitcoin-based financial products and build more infrastructure for tokenized securities on @Liquid_BTC. Asset tokenization on Bitcoin

STOKR Raises $7.98 Million to Establish Corporate Bitcoin Treasury in Europe

Top Fundraising Rounds Last Week​Last week, over $2B was secured through 28 deals.1/ @Stablecoin secured $1.1B in M&A led by @stripeBridge is building a stablecoin-powered money movement platform, offering services such as payouts, cross-border payments and exchanging foreign currencies.2/ @praxisnation secured $525.0M in funding roundPraxis is a community of future city residents, including founders, creatives, investors, and others.3/ @Blockstream secured $210.0M in funding round led by @FulgurVenturesBlockstream is a blockchain technology company founded in 2014, focusing on developing new infrastructure for the financial system, particularly around Bitcoin sidechains and related applications.4/ @AzraGames secured $42.7M in Series A led by @PanteraCapitalAzra Games is a game development studio dedicated exclusively to role-playing games (RPGs).5/ @yellowcard_app secured $33.0M in Series C led by @polychainYellow Card is a cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin using various payment options.6/ @Bitnomial secured $25.0M in funding round led by @RippleBitnomial is a U.S.-based regulated cryptocurrency exchange offering futures and options trading for Bitcoin and other digital assets.7/ @zkPass secured $12.5M in Series AzkPass a composable, privacy-preserving decentralized identity verification solution for Web3 based on multi-party computation (MPC) and zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technologies.8/ @OpacityNetwork secured $12.0M in Seed led by @archetypevc, @BreyerCapOpacity is a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) protocol that enables trustless verification of information without revealing details.9/ @SolvProtocol secured $11.0M in StrategicSolv Finance is a decentralized platform focused on providing liquidity and yield infrastructure for digital assets.10/ @MentoLabs secured $10.0M in funding roundMento is a decentralized and transparent protocol that enables the creation of stable value digital assets, such as stablecoins that track the value of fiat currencies.

Had an amazing time at @BTCTokyo2024, hosted by @FulgurVentures and #diamondhand! 🙌 Great to catch up with old friends and make new connections. The #STOKR team is already excited for #BitcoinTokyo 2025 – see you there! 🚀 #Bitcoin #LiquidNetwork #Tokenization https://t.co/W5IkEFkXyJ

Thank you @BTCTokyo2024 ⚡️🇯🇵 The Breez team had an incredible time at the inaugural conference, co-organized by @DiamondHandsLN @FulgurVentures A shoutout to our very own @MiyaharaUmi, who took the stage to dive deep into Bitcoin, Lightning, and the Breez SDK ⚡️

Bitcoin payment company Ark Labs completes a $2.50 million pre-seed funding round, led by Draper Associates.